The Great Lakes region of North America is experiencing climate-driven disturbances that threaten the safety and livelihoods of coastal communities and people. Limitations to the spatial and temporal coverage of research have the potential to hamper the ability to predict site-specific conditions and responses to climatic events. In this paper, we contextualize these spatial and temporal limitations of climate change research. Our summary reveals an uneven spatial distribution of research across the basin and publication outlets, with research focused on Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron, and the increasing availability of biological and ecological data to forecast future conditions. The spatial and temporal limitations related to historical data, region-wide monitoring efforts, research during the winter season, and the technological and methodological developments in natural resource management that can overcome these limitations are explored. Future research and emerging data needs are discussed, including the need for increased inclusion of the social sciences and improving relationships with Indigenous and First Nation communities in terms of research, data sharing, and governance.

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气候变化：五大湖盆地的文献计量研究

北美五大湖地区正在经历气候驱动的干扰，威胁着沿海社区和人民的安全和生计。研究的空间和时间覆盖范围的限制可能会妨碍预测特定地点的条件和对气候事件的反应的能力。在本文中，我们将气候变化研究的这些空间和时间限制置于背景中。我们的总结揭示了整个流域和出版机构的研究空间分布不均匀，研究集中在苏必利尔湖、密歇根湖和休伦湖，以及越来越多的生物和生态数据可用于预测未来的状况。探讨了与历史数据、区域范围的监测工作、冬季研究有关的空间和时间限制，以及可以克服这些限制的自然资源管理技术和方法的发展。讨论了未来的研究和新出现的数据需求，包括需要增加社会科学的包容性，以及在研究、数据共享和治理方面改善与土著和原住民社区的关系。